AUBURN, Neb. -- A refrigerated semi-trailer caught fire in southeast Nebraska Wednesday morning.

The Rief Bros. driver out of Crescent, Iowa, pulled over to the shoulder of Highway 75 just outside of Auburn and unhooked his truck just as firefighters arrived.

Auburn Fire Chief Darwin McCollum said the trailer's brakes locked up, causing the fire.

A load of meat being hauled by the truck was destroyed.